Jamnalal Bajaj Award

Jamnalal Bajaj Award
Date1978
CountryIndia
Presented byJamnalal Bajaj Foundation

Jamnalal Bajaj Award is an Indian award, for promoting Gandhian values, community service and social development.[1] Established in 1978, by the Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation of Bajaj Group, it is given annually in four categories, and usually presented by the President, Vice president, Prime Minister of India or a leading figure.[2] The foundation currently headed by Rahul Bajaj, was created in 1977, in the memory of group founder, philanthropist and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi, Jamnalal Bajaj.[3][4] The award ceremony takes place on his birth anniversary, 4 November.[5][6]

  1. ^ Varma, p. 87
  2. ^ "Nonagenarians among four Jamnalal Bajaj awardees". The Hindu. 29 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Jamnalal Bajaj Award". Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012.
  4. ^ "The Gandhian spirit". Financial Express. 2 January 2000.
  5. ^ "Vice President presents Jamnalal Bajaj Awards". Indian Express. 5 November 2008.
  6. ^ "Jamnalal Bajaj Awards presented". Mint. 15 November 2007.

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